diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/ResType.java b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/ResType.java
index d4640421..1d22b848 100644
--- a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/ResType.java
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/ResType.java
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ public final class ResType {
         return mName;
     }
 
+    public boolean isString() {
+        return mName.equalsIgnoreCase("string");
+    }
+
     public Set<ResResSpec> listResSpecs() {
         return new LinkedHashSet<ResResSpec>(mResSpecs.values());
     }
diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResFileValue.java b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResFileValue.java
index 623709da..56f95643 100644
--- a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResFileValue.java
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResFileValue.java
@@ -39,4 +39,9 @@ public class ResFileValue extends ResValue {
         }
         return mPath.substring(4);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return mPath;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResValueFactory.java b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResValueFactory.java
index 6d611c06..c0c5177e 100644
--- a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResValueFactory.java
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResValueFactory.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class ResValueFactory {
     }
 
     public ResValue factory(String value) {
-        if (value.startsWith("res/") && value.contains(".")) {
+        if (value.startsWith("res/")) {
             return new ResFileValue(value);
         }
         return new ResStringValue(value);
diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/decoder/ARSCDecoder.java b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/decoder/ARSCDecoder.java
index 35e6cf49..6ed58cfd 100644
--- a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/decoder/ARSCDecoder.java
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/decoder/ARSCDecoder.java
@@ -202,6 +202,9 @@ public class ARSCDecoder {
 
         ResValue value = (flags & ENTRY_FLAG_COMPLEX) == 0 ? readValue() : readComplexEntry();
 
+        if (mType.isString() && value instanceof ResFileValue) {
+            value = new ResStringValue(value.toString());
+        }
         if (mConfig == null) {
             return;
         }
@@ -229,8 +232,19 @@ public class ARSCDecoder {
 
         ResValueFactory factory = mPkg.getValueFactory();
         Duo<Integer, ResScalarValue>[] items = new Duo[count];
+        ResValue resValue;
+        int resId;
+
         for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-            items[i] = new Duo<Integer, ResScalarValue>(mIn.readInt(), (ResScalarValue) readValue());
+            resId = mIn.readInt();
+            resValue = readValue();
+
+            try {
+                items[i] = new Duo<Integer, ResScalarValue>(resId, (ResScalarValue) resValue);
+            } catch (ClassCastException ex) {
+                resValue = new ResStringValue(resValue.toString());
+                items[i] = new Duo<Integer, ResScalarValue>(resId, (ResScalarValue) resValue);
+            }
         }
 
         return factory.bagFactory(parent, items);
diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/resources/brut/apktool/testapp/res/raw/no_extension b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/resources/brut/apktool/testapp/res/raw/no_extension
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..be0f9bb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/resources/brut/apktool/testapp/res/raw/no_extension
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This file has no extension.
\ No newline at end of file